Is there an API for CME Group?

CME Group does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 23 maintained endpoints for cmegroup.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape CME Group data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when cmegroup.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a CME Group account?

No. Every CME Group action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the CME Group API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Finance

CME Group API

cmegroup.com

CME Group futures and options - quotes, contract specs, volume, open interest, and block trades.

Actions: 23
Category: Finance
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the CME Group API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_cmegroup_market_category_landing_agriculture.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_cmegroup_market_category_landing_agriculture",
    "params": {
      "market_category_path": "/markets/agriculture.html"
    }
  }'

23 actions on cmegroup.com

Read

Agriculture Market Landing
act_cmegroup_market_category_landing_agricultureread1 credit / call
Returns the agriculture market landing page with product links, navigation, and featured contracts.
market_category_path
string · required
Block Trades Feed
act_cmegroup_block_trades_feedread2 credits / call
Returns recent block trade records with timestamps, products, quantities, and prices for a date.
groups
string · required
trade_date
date · required
sub_groups
string
page_size
string
sort_field
string
sort_order
string
Block Trades Filter Facets
act_cmegroup_block_trades_filter_facetsread1 credit / call
Returns the block-trades filter taxonomy including asset classes, sub-groups, and trade dates.
Block Trades Search
act_cmegroup_block_trades_searchread2 credits / call
Returns block trades matching an asset group and trade date with dates, sizes, and prices.
groups
string · required
trade_date
date · required
page_size
string · required
timestamp
string
Contract Specifications
act_cmegroup_contract_specificationsread1 credit / call
Returns futures contract specs including contract size, tick size, trading hours, and delivery terms.
product_id
string · required
Contract Specs
act_cmegroup_contract_specsread1 credit / call
Returns contract specification details including tick size, contract size, trading hours, and delivery.
product_id
string · required
timestamp
string
CVOL Implied Volatility Index
act_cmegroup_cvol_implied_volatility_indexread1 credit / call
Returns CVOL implied volatility index values and related metrics for a symbol.
symbol
string · required
CVOL Index
act_cmegroup_cvol_indexread1 credit / call
Returns CVOL implied-volatility index values and related metrics for a symbol.
symbol
string · required
timestamp
string
Futures Product Listing
act_cmegroup_futures_product_listingread2 credits / call
Returns a paginated list of futures products with open interest, volume, and grouping.
page_number
string · required
page_size
string · required
product_ids
string
sort_asc
string
sort_field
string
group
string
sub_group
string
venues
string
exch
string
cleared
string
FX Market Landing
act_cmegroup_market_category_landing_fxread1 credit / call
Returns the FX market landing page with G10 and EM product links and navigation.
market_category_path
string · required
Index Fixing Prices
act_cmegroup_index_fixing_pricesread1 credit / call
Returns index fixing prices with symbols, fixing values, brackets, and timestamps.
timestamp
string
Instrument Category Page
act_cmegroup_instrument_product_page_ssr_categoryread1 credit / call
Returns products and navigation links for a market category page.
category_slug
string · required
Instrument Details
act_cmegroup_instrument_detail_pageread1 credit / call
Returns instrument overview including symbol, product id, exchange, asset class, and options info.
instrument_path
string · required
Instrument Product Page
act_cmegroup_instrument_product_page_ssr_productread1 credit / call
Returns product overview details including codes, exchange, asset class, and contract metadata.
instrument_path
string · required
Market Movers
act_cmegroup_market_moversread1 credit / call
Returns market mover alerts for a sector with titles, move direction, timestamps, and source URLs.
sector
string · required
timestamp
string
Market Movers Rankings
act_cmegroup_market_movers_rankingsread1 credit / call
Returns top market movers for a sector with price change, volume, and ranking metadata.
sector
string · required
Options Volume Open Interest
act_cmegroup_options_volume_open_interestread1 credit / call
Returns options volume and open interest snapshot data across product groups.
Price Chart Widget
act_cmegroup_price_chart_widget_shellread2 credits / call
Returns chart metadata for a contract including product code, month, symbol, and exchange.
code
string · required
title
string · required
venue
string · required
month_year
string · required
year
string · required
exchange_code
string · required
interval
string · required
Product Quotes Listing
act_cmegroup_product_quotes_listingread1 credit / call
Returns contract quote rows for a product including last price, volume, and open interest.
product_id
string · required
timestamp
string
Product Slate Catalog
act_cmegroup_product_slate_catalogread2 credits / call
Returns a paginated catalog of tradable products with codes, venues, and grouping.
page_number
string · required
sub_group
string · required
cleared
string · required
group
string
timestamp
string
Volume OI Totals
act_cmegroup_volume_oi_totalsread1 credit / call
Returns historical volume and open-interest totals for a product over a number of days.
product_id
string · required
days
string · required
timestamp
string

Write

Write actions change state on cmegroup.com and run as the account you connect.

Contract Quotes by Number
act_cmegroup_contract_quotes_by_numberwrite2 credits / call
Fetches quote rows for specified contract numbers including prices, volume, and open interest.
product_ids
string · required
timestamp
string
Futures Quotes by Contract
act_cmegroup_futures_quotes_by_contractwrite2 credits / call
Fetches futures quote snapshots by product including last price, volume, and contract month.
product_ids
array · required
contracts_number
array
quote_type
string
show_quarterly
array

CME Group API questions

Is there an API for CME Group?: CME Group does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 23 maintained endpoints for cmegroup.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape CME Group data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when cmegroup.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a CME Group account?: No. Every CME Group action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the CME Group API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.